Emergency Care in the Optometric Setting - Paperback

by Michael Heiberger (Author), Richard Madonna (Author), Leon Nehmad (Author)

This concise, easy-to-use book addresses ocular and medical emergencies most often seen and managed by optometrists. Each emergency includes a brief overview of the condition, recommended evaluation, potential complications, and appropriate management. The text is supplemented by helpful flow charts detailing step-by-step patient care and sample examination forms to help clinicians avoid errors of omission.

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Written by optometrists, for optometrists, "Emergency Care in the Optometric Setting" covers most emergency situations optometrists may confront. This excellent guide offers the optometrist a ready reference to dealing with patient emergencies from life-threatening losses of consciousness, breathing difficulties, and chest pain to the most common ocular urgencies and emergencies. A book that should be in every optometrist' s office, this concise, easy-to-use guide provides:

*An approach to rapid, appropriate responses for emergencies from asthma attacks to eye injuries
*Step-by-step guidance for dealing with the most commonly encountered in-office emergencies and their complications
*Evaluation recommendations, potential complications, and management guidance for common emergencies
*Hands-on help with eye trauma, foreign bodies, diplopia, acute eye pain, closed-angle crises, red eye, and more
*Structured, rapid-review responses to transitory and persistent vision loss
*Guidance on flashes, floaters, and post-surgical care
*Straightforward talk on emergency prevention
*Advice on being prepared for emergencies
*Quick-lookup guide to medical-legal considerations

PERFECT ON-HAND GUIDE FOR TREATING EYE-- AND OTHER HEALTH-- EMERGENCIES